Autobiography of Red Cloud: War Leader of the OglalasA brilliant military strategist, Red Cloud honed his skills against his tribe's traditional enemies -- the Pawnees, Shoshones, Arikaras, and Crows -- long before he fought to close the Bozeman Trail. Here, for the first time in print, is Red Cloud's "as-told-to" autobiography, where he shares the story of his early years. This manuscript -- which has rested ignored for decades at the Nebraska State Historical Society -- brings us closer than the historical record has yet allowed to understanding the life of one of the Sioux's greatest war leaders. |
Contents
EDITORS INTRODUCTION | 1 |
THE COMING CHIEF | 29 |
AMBUSH | 40 |
RAID ON THE CROWS | 48 |
SHOOTING BULL BEAR | 64 |
RAID ON THE PAWNEES | 71 |
FAILURE | 85 |
SCALPED ALIVE | 97 |
ESCAPE BY BOAT | 125 |
REVENGE | 136 |
TRADERS | 147 |
THE WHISKEY PEDDLER | 156 |
THE LOST CHILDREN | 165 |
END OF THE STORY | 188 |
B The Charles W Allen Statement | 196 |
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